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However, in general I have felt that beginning- and end-of-measure
spacing has altered dramatically (not for the better) in the past
version or so -- you may remember several postings (by me and others)
on this issue.
For example, I now find that:
1. nearly *every* "carry-over" slur and tie essentially
disappears (n.b., this behavior is seen in Shamus's example as well);
2. accidentals, arpeggios, etc., attached to a measure's first
note are almost always within only a few points of the bar line
itself (and in some cases actually *touch* the bar line!);
3. noteheads themselves sometimes (but much less often than other
Objects) seem too close to the bar line (leading and trailing).
None of these were a problem a few versions ago -- I would really
love to know what has happened to effect this change, and where the
spacing code is located so I could revert this.